Marlon Byrd showed the world why he deserves to be an all-star.
Byrd worked a quality at-bat in the seventh inning by drawing an eight-pitch walk ahead of the bases-clearing double by Atlanta's Brian McCann and also contributed defensively. While the diving effort on New York Yankees' Derek Jeter in the sixth inning was not enough, the Cubs lone representative in the All-Star Game continued to ...

Last night went down just as I suspected. Red Sox Nation developed a love/hate relationship with Manny Ramirez over the years, so it was only fitting to have a mixture of boos and cheers throughout the evening. I think people heard what they wanted to hear. Listen for yourself. Manny's First At Bat. I personally didn't boo or cheer, however I had absolutely no problem with people directing a ...

Brace yourself for a long one folks. It has been way too long since my last blog. May is in the books and Red Sox Nation is feeling good. The Red Sox have done a complete 180 in the month of May. They are not out of the woods yet but they are on the right path. We don't need to be reminded of how disappointing April was, but let's do it anyway.
April: 11-12, 103 runs, .259 avg, 27 HR, .262 Opp ...

Daisuke Matsuzaka has been an absolute mystery this year. He had another shaky performance last Monday against the Yankees because of his signature “bad inning.” Last night in Philadelphia, not only did he escape having a bad inning, but he took a no-hitter into the 8th inning and the Red Sox won 5-0. One game he gives up four runs before even recording an out and the next he is pit...

The Red Sox are in the middle of a 13-day stretch in which they play 11 games on the road. Monday they stopped in New York for a quick 2 game series. Wait, “quick” is probably not the best choice of words when describing a Sox vs Yankee game.
The Daisuke Matsuzaku we all know and hate was back in action. He got our hopes up last week when he threw one of his best games as a Red Sox....

Last Friday, the Red Sox began a 13-day stretch in which they will play 11 games on the road, all against contenders. If they come out ahead it will be impressive.
They started off strong in Detroit beating the Tigers last Friday night 7-2. David Ortiz was the star of the night smashing two long home runs with 4 RBIs on the night. His first home run went 450 feet and the second 400 feet. It wa...

The Red Sox hung on to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6. It was their 4th straight win over the Jays and it was a messy one. With 10 walks and 10 runs over 2 innings, it took an hour and 2o minutes to complete. John Lackey faced Brandon Morrow and both were shaky.
The Sox took an early 2-0 lead on a Victor Martinez single up the middle scoring Marco Scutaro who walked and Dustin Pedroia who doubl...

The Red Sox lost the first two of a three game series this weekend against the New York Yankees. They were outscored 24-6 and were on their way to being swept again. But with a fourth straight stellar outing from Jon Lester and another awful outing at Fenway from A.J. Burnett, the Red Sox pulled out a 9-3 Mother's Day victory.
Lester continued his hot streak. His last four starts he is 3-0 with...

The Red Sox season has been a roller coaster ride. Two weeks ago, the Sox swept Toronto in a three game series on the road. Next they traveled to Baltimore and got swept by the worst team in baseball causing Red Sox nation to officially push the panic button. What happened next? The Red Sox traveled home and played a four game series against the LA Angels and swept them. So if history were to r...

After Thursday's victory over the LA Angels, the Red Sox improved their longest winning streak to 4 games and swept the Angels. They started hitting well, fielding well and pitching well. When you execute all three, you win games and that's what they did this week. Will it last? That is yet to be seen, but it is a step in the right direction.
Tuesday, Jon Lester followed up his solid performa...

We are three weeks into season and the Red Sox are off to their worst start in years. They are 8-11 on the season and are bottom dwellers of the American League East.
This 10-game home stand was a roller coaster of ups and downs. Things went from bad to worse real fast.
Last Saturday I went to Fenway Park to watch Friday night's suspended rain game against the Tampa Bay Rays. It picked up in th...

Last night's opening series game against the Tampa Bay Rays, was quite eventful considering the low score. The crazy part is the game is not over! The rain is back in Boston and should be here all weekend. Last night's game-time temperature was 41 degrees. It was Josh Beckett vs Wade Davis. They both pitched gems but they will have to wait until tonight to find out the outcome of the game.
In t...